Congo - Kinshasa vs Madagascar
Congo - Kinshasa vs Madagascar: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.38% of GDP in Congo - Kinshasa and 0.62% of GDP in Madagascar, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 0.76 percentage points, or 2.22 times that in Madagascar.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 90 and Madagascar ranked 132 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 2024 | 1.22 | 0.71 |
| 2023 | 1.12 | 0.65 |
| 2022 | 0.57 | 0.65 |
| 2021 | 0.53 | 0.68 |
| 2020 | 0.73 | 0.67 |
| 2019 | 0.69 | 0.55 |
| 2018 | 0.61 | 0.53 |
| 2017 | 0.74 | 0.51 |
| 2016 | 1.03 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | 1.22 | 0.52 |
| 2014 | 0.89 | 0.56 |
| 2013 | 1.07 | 0.58 |
| 2012 | 1.11 | 0.59 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | 0.62 |
| 2010 | 0.82 | 0.57 |
| 2009 | 0.65 | 0.74 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| 2007 | 1.11 | 0.96 |
| 2006 | 1.33 | 0.98 |
| 2005 | 1.31 | 1.07 |
| 2004 | 1.34 | 1.25 |
| 2003 | 0.88 | 1.33 |
| 2002 | – | 1.31 |
| 2001 | – | 1.44 |
| 2000 | 0.22 | 1.22 |
| 1999 | 1.16 | 1.21 |
| 1998 | 0.43 | 1.35 |
| 1997 | 1.41 | 1.48 |
| 1996 | 1.55 | 1.24 |
| 1995 | – | 0.86 |
| 1994 | – | 0.93 |
| 1993 | 5.23 | 1.12 |
| 1992 | – | 0.77 |
| 1991 | – | 1.3 |
| 1990 | – | 1.23 |
| 1989 | – | 1.21 |
| 1988 | – | 1.35 |
| 1987 | – | 1.43 |
| 1986 | – | 1.55 |
| 1985 | – | 1.78 |
| 1984 | – | 1.87 |
| 1981 | – | 2.98 |
| 1980 | – | 2.77 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2.93 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2.42 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2.31 |
| 1976 | 0 | 1.88 |
| 1975 | 0 | 1.64 |
| 1974 | 0 | 1.67 |
| 1973 | 0 | 1.52 |
| 1972 | 0 | 1.49 |
| 1971 | 0 | 1.32 |
| 1970 | 0 | 1.35 |
| 1969 | 0 | 1.51 |
| 1968 | 0 | 1.55 |
| 1967 | – | 1.55 |
| 1966 | 0 | 1.54 |
| 1965 | – | 1.59 |
| 1964 | 0 | 1.46 |
| 1963 | – | 1.46 |
| 1962 | – | 1.54 |
| 1961 | – | 1.5 |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Congo - Kinshasa vs Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Madagascar: 22.2% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025Madagascar: $457 in 2025
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023Madagascar: 3.1% a year in 2025
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025Madagascar: 8% a year in 2025
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023Madagascar: 47.8% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Madagascar: $111M in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025